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abraves10001

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    Comment #14896087

    If the top result is advertised but still decent content and I still have the option to shuffle, I don't think that would deter me.

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    Comment #14510476

    On another failed warship note, the Vasa, built in Sweden in the 1620's barely made it off the dock before sinking but was amazingly well preserved. Worth seeing if you are in Stoc…

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    Comment #14490714

    That wasn't what I was expecting. Google, Facebook, etc are already walking a very fine line with what happens with their users' data, I imagine they don't want to press the issue …

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    Comment #14462373

    I honestly don't know. Maybe read one of the books mentioned here, eloquent or the good parts, and enroll in a course specific to a framework (i got a free subscription to front-en…

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    Comment #14462110

    I think this question needs to be expanded upon before an adequate answer can really be given. Are you looking to learn code via JS? Are you proficient in another language that has…

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    Comment #14462039

    I had the same experience, it gives a false sense of security. I can pass the courses without having even a remedial understanding of the underlying concepts.

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    Comment #14462022

    I've taken a few of his online courses and he does an excellent job telling someone they don't know js, without coming off arrogant. I think it's mostly because he can explain most…

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    Comment #14425580

    Unbelievable. Like, I literally don't believe it.

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    Comment #14403269

    No, but banning him isn't the correct answer, either.

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    Comment #14359353

    Also, news.

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    Comment #14349892

    While those look interesting, they seem to be in a completely different market. 14" vs 7" and $100 vs $459, not really comparable.

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    Comment #14342991

    Or, you know, just improving their practices.

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    Comment #14328401

    I don't think "[losing] my mind" has a very specific medical definition, I'm not sure how or why you are attempting to define it so narrowly.

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    Comment #14301225

    Most people aren't overeating by thousands of calories a day, increasing activity by 20 minutes without increased intake would probably diminish the vast majority of weight gain fo…

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    Comment #14300704

    "While we await the results, the best course to help fight that middle-age spread hasn’t changed. Eat right and follow an exercise plan that you know you can stick to—it will make …

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    Comment #14292471

    I am not very experienced but saying there is no good reason to use X language based on 1 test seems short-sighted. Surely there must be other benefits that tip the scale to some d…

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    Comment #14170329

    I love the 3 named presidents. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Lyndon Baines Johnson, Warren Gamaliel Harding.

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    Comment #14156816

    I am not sure profit-maximization is ever primarily concerned with fairness. Google is probably not the exception to this. However, like many things Google this is something that w…

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    Comment #14139396

    While it is more than a bit absurd it doesn't work with https, I am not sure the "s" provides much fact verification.

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    Comment #14110166

    Interesting, I wonder if studies that find a negative, like this one, are more likely to stand the test of time than ones like this study rebutted.

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    Comment #14110027

    The opening photo looks to be at a sporting event, during the day. Not sure how that is problematic. A systemic change of college and young adult culture would be required to stop …

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    Comment #14099793

    That and their relative amount of money is greater. Would I rather have 60% more money than someone or half as much as someone? I'm not saying it's the best decision but there are …

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    Comment #14099227

    It doesn't seem like the certs themselves are causing more harm than good, it seems like the lack of evaluation employers do for potential employees is the real issue. Giving too m…

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    Comment #14062712

    It makes me wonder what they were thinking when requesting the information initially. Did they think Twitter would acquiesce? Was it just a distraction? Baffling, really.